self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to break the silence; to break one's silence
hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling
remark; statement; discourse
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
lender; creditor; landlord
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
odds and ends; all; every
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
both (people); the two of them
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
root; source; origin; cause
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
human kindness; human weakness
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to cease; to stop; to be over
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
fruit knife; paring knife
on the way home from work
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
according to plan; as planned; on target